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Name:Lynton Hill
Hill number:17950
Height:318m / 1043ft
Parent (Ma):2889  Dunkery Beacon
RHB Section:40: Cornwall & Devon
County/UA:Devon
Hill area:Exmoor
Catchment:Minor Rivers only (South)
Class:Tump (300-399m)
(Tu,3)
Grid ref:SS 70564 48591
Summit feature:ground at wall junction
Drop:52m
Col:266m  SS700475  
OS map sheet(s):(1:50k) 180
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Logged Descriptions  (logged by 19 users)ByDate of Ascent
Parked at Valley of Rocks car park (chargeable 10:00 to 18:00) for a circuit of 4 Tumps. 1/4. ROW to Lydiate Lane, then along field boundaries via trig. Onwards to The Balls.PGCE14/12/2022
In dark and rain, also visited the trig. Level area at field junction.Denise 25/10/2020
First the summit then the trig point in last of the daylight.RichardM25/10/2020
As jonglew. Pleasant easy pasture.Campbell Singer20/10/2019
From east via trig to HP, back through gate to roadPeterD20/04/2019
Roadside verge parking on Lydiate Lane (SS 7039 4812). Over a field gate at SS 7042 4820.jonglew29/03/2019
Easy parking to the NE at the car park at the entrance to the Valley of the Rocks. Good path uphill, first SE then NW up to the top of the cliff. Followed edge of the open access down to the bit that jutts out. Across field to the summit.moorsman06/08/2018
With Calebsimon and co28/07/2017
From S, didn't revisit trig pillar.RHW03/04/2015
Came in on minor road to SW via Dean after having lunch at the Valley Of Rocks before a TB DRF visit to a farm near Combe Martin. A quick dash to high point and then the nearby trig.Dugswell221/03/2012
Matt07/07/2022
mcbiydw227/07/2021
Adrian29/03/2019
mnixon23/08/2017
stevent080926/02/2016
asbown17/07/2013
Dusty10/07/2009
andrew.allum01/01/2000
IainT26/11/1998